About this episode

This episode discusses the supervision requirements for salespersons and the responsibilities of brokers in California real estate.

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - A salesperson must always be supervised by a responsible broker and cannot act independently. - Every branch office a broker maintains must have its own separate license from the DRE. - All advertising must prominently display the responsible broker's identity, equally or more conspicuously than any team name. - Brokers are required to review and initial all transaction documents within five business days of execution. - Salespersons are strictly forbidden from receiving compensation from anyone other than their employing broker.

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